MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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